<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amy Sommers]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:15:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.amysommers.net/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Process is vital but insufficient...police (un?)accountability in Seattle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Policing in Seattle: process isn’t a substitute for consequences Below is what I published with the title "Policing in Seattle: process isn’t a substitute for consequences" on my Substack after attending a vital (and discouraging) meeting of the Seattle Public Safety Committee: The City Council’s May 12 Public Safety Committee meeting to review the results of the Sentinel Event Review (SER) of police actions at the May 24, 2025 protest at Cal Anderson Park made manifest that all the community...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/process-is-vital-but-insufficient-police-un-accountability-in-seattle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4588a59139bd7595ffbcf9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:43:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['His Girl Friday' &#38; Eviscerating the Voting Rights Act of 1965]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night -- one day after issuance of the Callais decision -- I finally saw "His Girl Friday" in its entiriety and boy, did it leave me with some feelings. Substack doesn't allow for easy importation of posts,  so here's a link to the article:]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/his-girl-friday-eviscerating-the-voting-rights-act-of-1965</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f48c528ca39cf305c5f1c9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:24:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_cc141e2ffb8e486083ea3f6948d4306a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_836,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The U.S. Civil Rights Movement, Internationalism &#38; Kamala Harris]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign Policy Magazine has published an article Dr. Keisha Blain and I coauthored " The Civil Rights Movement and Kamala Harris’s...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/the-u-s-civil-rights-movement-internationalism-kamala-harris</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66c35c0b7b210bfa5d5c151d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:07:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_f003255ffebc478cb8d9b4a70accd886~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_182,h_276,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Philosopher of the Movement: Howard Thurman in South Asia, 1935-36]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too often the story Americans assimilate about the Civil Rights Movement is that it sprang up spontaneously in the mid-1950's. A common...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/the-philosopher-of-the-movement-howard-thurman-in-south-asia-1935-36</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652ecd7fce1430a28e515cf9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 22:15:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_2f056a55f1c945a1ad52f3d86e7e7ae5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_632,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grieving, healing and finding hope together]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of the Mourning Into Unity project, I was privileged to work closely with Rev Dr. Sheila Harvey. Earlier this year, she spoke...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/grieving-healing-and-finding-hope-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63504ef5dee67672d55cbc51</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 20:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_ac58429915ba4b61a37e225fbe7dc2b1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[80 years ago today Americans chose bigoted cruelty and that choice haunts us still]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighty years ago today, America invoked a “greater good” as justification to use force against a targeted social group. The toxic...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/80-years-ago-today-americans-chose-bigoted-cruelty-and-that-choice-haunts-us-still</link><guid isPermaLink="false">621168bc8dea8fbb777b2f31</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2022 23:25:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_14efae63448848ec82aa8099b1a171be~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_338,h_327,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the tagline: James Weldon Johnson in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's odd how often we *know* of a historical figure as the creator of X or the hero of Y ~ their endeavors, and indeed, their life,...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/beyond-the-tagline-james-weldon-johnson-in-japan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61fab0f655d90042157be704</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_9146b80c9abf4bc1a0c13da38613b0a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_248,h_203,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When skilled reader/writers ask interesting questions...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authors and podcasters Wendy Kendell and Carl Lee interviewed me this month for their #ANovelTalk podcast. Both claimed zero knowledge...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/when-skilled-reader-writers-ask-interesting-questions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61f02fa020bc3c0016ebb0a9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:19:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/idQVPuF0Fwo" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[80 years ago today: Japan attacks U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 7:55 am Honolulu time on December 7, 80 years ago today America learned a tragic lesson about the danger of hubris and false...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/80-years-ago-today-japan-attacks-u-s-forces-at-pearl-harbor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61aef63b2dc1e7001634326b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:30:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_5ad5025b857f4a22bb65194f8a3217ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_538,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery Women/Men revealed!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the countdown to Asia Society of Southern California event on September 28, I posted photos on social media posts of African Americans...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/mystery-women-men-revealed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">615b22a23c58c600164e7de9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:26:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_012c46dc8172444c951ef890e287ec3b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_640,h_676,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Events: Shanghai on the Eve of Pearl Harbor &#38; Pre-WWII Black Internationalism in Asia ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In September I get to present alongside people whose work I admire at two Rumors from Shanghai-related events. What a boon for a China...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/two-events-shanghai-on-the-eve-of-pearl-harbor-pre-wwii-black-internationalism-in-asia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612d245187999b001674fb47</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:07:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_15d23b56e0524e46b262b07d3ac36f1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_345,h_500,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Introvert Sits Down to Write a Book...]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an introvert, the act of writing is right up my alley. Spend hours alone?✅ Reading and researching?✅ Imagining things? ✅ I’m all in!...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/an-introvert-sits-down-to-write-a-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60bfc6e14e25920015ff1996</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:48:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_52d96fe0204d4d31b249746c9084b444~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_665,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[African Americans in Interwar Asia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thrilled to see the final form of this essay I wrote for BlackPast! It considers the ambitious and varied endeavors of the African...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/african-americans-in-interwar-asia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60787ac0f6d9a50057bb5e1f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 19:19:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_ea0ba0bed1b64bedbd21ad2a6561fa26~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_417,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Historic Shanghai's Bookshelf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historic Shanghai has an interview up on their blog, discussing Rumors from Shanghai's beginnings and the influence my sojourn in...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/on-historic-shanghai-s-bookshelf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606f8e9820bfb6002c6f65b6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_4b91ec88f9ff4c92a8221e2fde5ed0c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_557,h_568,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NüVoices Collective Online Interview is up...]]></title><description><![CDATA[NüVoices, a collective of women China experts from a range of fields/professions, now has an online interview up about my historical...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/n%C3%BCvoices-collective-online-interview-is-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606dd48b03f19d002b862843</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:54:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_e0cf3f7f025b4ea9a5532d78b0458832~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highly Improbable! And yet...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Black American representing the diplomatic interests of the United States in the Russian Far East at the turn of the 19th century?...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/highly-improbable-and-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">606896e09973750015f9131b</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:28:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_81cba9a44276463686025c47ed992243~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_374,h_543,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pre-WWII Seattle and the Japanese Community]]></title><description><![CDATA[In #RumorsFromShanghai, characters from Black, Chinese and Japanese backgrounds shape the protagonist's viewpoint and interests. 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Michelle Garnaut, inimitable founder of M on...]]></description><link>https://www.amysommers.net/post/post-inauguration-reading-for-fun-remembering-shanghai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">600cb4b1a95654001788a452</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2021 02:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fc3a31_0f7f0db8ac2a4281bc0f8e682657062f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_564,h_480,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>amylsommers</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>